Schalke (Harz)

The Schalke is a mountain, 762 m above sea level (NN), in the Upper Harz in the German state of Lower Saxony.

This tower stood empty from 1993 and was demolished on 11 October 2002; the entire facility being removed in September 2003.

The observation tower, which was about 10.5 m high, stood about 50 metres southeast of the listening post until 2002 and, following the demolition of the latter, was moved back to its original site on the summit.

Next to the tower stands a shooting hut belonging to the Harz Club and stamp checkpoint no.

A road, closed to private cars, runs from the Auerhahn Inn on the B 241 federal highway up to the Schalke.